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Drug binge will end in prison sentence

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man who passed out during a drug binge entered a plea agreement Wednesday that will send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Prosecutor Jacob Cote said Christopher Pratt, 25, was unresponsive when discovered slumped in the driver’s seat of a running vehicle on Riviera Boulevard on July 3. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert was told that officers found three grams of methamphetamine in the vehicle along with usable quantities of heroin and marijuana and several drug paraphernalia items. Pratt pled guilty to a reduced count of attempted sale of dangerous drugs…

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Record number of boat decontaminations in Arizona helps fight spread of aquatic invasives in Western states

AZGFD launches online request form for free boat decons The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) continues to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS), and it seems the ramifications are being felt throughout some Western U.S. states. During the 2018-19 fiscal year, AZGFD decontaminated  a record 237 boats — up from 159 the previous fiscal year. This increase in decontaminations also has helped some Western states, namely Idaho and Utah, curtail accumulations of AIS. Decontamination (or decons) consists of a specialized hot water wash to kill and remove aquatic invasive species. Even more, AZGFD recently introduced a…

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K9s receive donation of treats and dental-chew bones

(from left) Mohave County Sheriff Sergeant K. McCool, with his K-9 partner Chase and MCSO Deputy K. Gunnoe, with his K-9 partner Bruno, proudly stand with the treats and dental-chew bones donated by For the Luv Of Paws, the no-kill animal sanctuary and shelter in Golden Valley. For the Luv Of Paws dropped off the treats to MCSO’s the five deputy/K9 teams. “I just love what the K9s and the handlers do for our county in helping keep us a little safer,” said Cherie Dalynn, founder of For the Luv Of Paws. Kingman Police Department Officer Bill Fancher and his…

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Baptist Church kicking off Operation Christmas Child

FT. MOHAVE – Come join First Baptist Church for an Operation Christmas Child kickoff event Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon at First Baptist Church, 5360 Calle Valle Vista. There will be a demonstration of a lesson from The Greatest Journey as well as tables showing the journey of a shoebox. There will be refreshments and door prizes. Anyone who cares about Operation Christmas Child is invited. If you have any questions, please contact Pat Tardiff at 928-897-9324.

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Diamond Rio performs Labor Day weekend

Country group Diamond Rio will perform at the Edgewater Event Center in Lauglin Sunday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. They will perform songs from their recently released album, “I Made It,” as well as past hits such as “You’re Gone”, “In a Week or Two” and “One More Day.”For more information and to buy tickets to any of the concerts, visit https://www.edgewater-casino.com/e-center.html.

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Farmers Market to be held Saturday

Kingman’s Farmers Market offers their specialty of homemade, hand-crafted, home-baked and home-grown products. Come enjoy live music, clever crafts, delectable foods and health & beauty products at 102 E Beale St. Kingman Saturday, August 24, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingman’s Farmers Market is free to the public!

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